单词 | previous |
释义 | previous —previously, adv. —previousness, n. /pree"vee euhs/, adj. 1. coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner. 2. Informal. done, occurring, etc., before the proper time; premature: Aren't you a little previous with that request? 3. previous to, before; prior to: Previous to moving here she lived in Chicago. [1615-25; < L praevius going before, equiv. to prae- PRE- + vi(a) way + -us adj. suffix] Syn. 1. earlier, former, preceding, foregoing. |
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